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NasdaqGS:ACT
NasdaqGS:ACTDiversified Financial

Enact Holdings Ups Capital Returns With New Buyback And Steady Dividend

Enact Holdings (NasdaqGS:ACT) unveiled a new US$500 million share repurchase program. The company also entered into a share buyback agreement with Genworth Financial. Management reaffirmed its focus on shareholder returns by maintaining the quarterly dividend. Enact Holdings, a provider of mortgage insurance solutions, is making a sizable capital commitment with this new buyback authorization and agreement with Genworth Financial. For you as an investor, this combination of repurchases and...
NYSE:VMC
NYSE:VMCBasic Materials

Did Infrastructure-Funded Demand Visibility Just Recast Vulcan Materials' (VMC) Long-Term Investment Narrative?

Recent commentary on Vulcan Materials highlighted how the company is benefiting from resilient construction and infrastructure demand underpinned by multi-year federal and state funding programs, alongside disciplined pricing and operations. An interesting takeaway is that analysts see Vulcan’s exposure to publicly funded infrastructure and high-growth regions as giving it unusually clear visibility on aggregates demand. We’ll now look at how this infrastructure-driven demand visibility...
NasdaqGS:TCOM
NasdaqGS:TCOMHospitality

Assessing Trip.com Group (NasdaqGS:TCOM) Valuation After New Securities Investigation And Antitrust Probe

Trip.com Group (TCOM) is back in the spotlight after Rosen Law Firm opened an investigation into potential securities claims, following reports of a Chinese antitrust probe and concerns over allegedly misleading business information. See our latest analysis for Trip.com Group. The investigation headlines arrive after a weak run for the shares, with a 30 day share price return of 18.81% and a 90 day share price return of 14.20%. The 1 year total shareholder return of 14.75% contrasts with much...
NYSE:POST
NYSE:POSTFood

Assessing Whether Post Holdings (POST) Looks Undervalued After Recent Mixed Shareholder Returns

Assessing recent performance and fundamentals Post Holdings (POST) is back on many watchlists after recent trading, with the stock last closing at $102.49. That price sits against annual revenue of $8.16b and net income of $335.7m. For context, the shares show a 1 day return of 1.18%, about 4.55% over the past week, and roughly 2.87% over the past month, while the past 3 months reflect a 2.82% decline. See our latest analysis for Post Holdings. Looking beyond the recent bounce, Post Holdings’...
NYSE:FBP
NYSE:FBPBanks

Stronger Earnings and Capital Returns Could Be A Game Changer For First BanCorp (FBP)

First BanCorp. recently reported fourth-quarter 2025 results, posting net income of US$87.1 million versus US$75.7 million a year earlier, alongside modestly higher net charge-offs of US$20.4 million, or an annualized 0.63% of average loans. The bank paired these results with an 11% dividend increase to US$0.20 per share and completion of a US$50 million share repurchase, highlighting management’s confidence while nonperforming assets reached a record low and core deposits grew. We’ll now...
NYSE:SQM
NYSE:SQMChemicals

Is SQM (SQM) Using New Ivanhoe Electric Copper Pact to Quietly Recast Its Long-Term Strategy?

In January 2026, Ivanhoe Electric announced a definitive Collaboration and Exploration Agreement with Sociedad Química y Minera de Chile to search for large copper deposits across about 2,002 km² of SQM’s northern Chile concessions, funded initially by SQM with US$9 million over three years. The deal gives Ivanhoe Electric the option to earn a 50% interest in any qualifying copper find by reimbursing twice SQM’s exploration spend into a new 50/50 joint venture, highlighting SQM’s openness to...
NYSE:BALL
NYSE:BALLPackaging

Ball (BALL) Earnings Growth And 5.6% Margin Challenge Longer‑Term Bearish Narratives

Ball (BALL) has put fresh numbers on the board for FY 2025, with third quarter revenue of US$3.4b and basic EPS of US$1.19, backed by trailing twelve month revenue of US$12.7b and EPS of US$2.53. Over recent quarters the company has seen revenue move from US$2.9b in Q4 2024 to US$3.1b in Q1 2025, US$3.3b in Q2 2025 and US$3.4b in Q3 2025, while quarterly EPS shifted from a small loss in Q4 2024 to US$0.64, US$0.77 and then US$1.19. This sets up a story that now turns on how durable these...
NYSE:EVTC
NYSE:EVTCDiversified Financial

Is EVERTEC (EVTC) Offering An Opportunity After Recent Share Price Weakness?

If you are wondering whether EVERTEC's current share price offers value or just more volatility, it helps to step back and look at what the numbers are actually saying. The stock last closed at US$28.49, with returns of a 2.3% decline over 7 days, a 0.7% decline over 30 days, a 0.7% decline year to date and a 12.4% decline over the past year, while the 3 and 5 year returns show 21.8% and 22.8% declines. Recent news around EVERTEC has focused on its position as a payments and financial...
NYSE:AFG
NYSE:AFGInsurance

Earnings Beat And Special Dividend Could Be A Game Changer For American Financial Group (AFG)

American Financial Group, Inc. recently reported fourth-quarter 2025 results showing net income of US$299 million on revenue of US$2.06 billion, and its Board declared a special cash dividend of US$1.50 per share payable on February 25, 2026, to shareholders of record on February 16, 2026. While full-year revenue and earnings per share from continuing operations were slightly lower than the prior year, the company still delivered quarterly earnings that exceeded analyst expectations and...